Happy Hour: Lemonade Mojito

The other day, I cohosted a barbecue so, of course, I served a signature cocktail. As an added challenge, the barbecue was actually a baby shower, and the guest of honor was pregnant. So I searched for a recipe that would be just as refreshing without booze as with it.

I dug this recipe out of my recipe file, ripped out of InStyle magazine years ago and just waiting for its moment. It's great for big groups since it can be made in large batches, and I like that it uses vodka instead of the usual rum, since I have a lot of friends who find rum off-putting. It's very tart and sufficiently sweet, and without the vodka, it's just a minty homemade lemonade. To get the recipe,

it's nice to see that you were able to keep true to a drink that everyone knows yet manage to substitute something in so that even the guest of honor could enjoy. i think that we tend to go to the easy things when we're in the presence of a preggo woman, and i'm sure that she was very happy to see that.i like this recipe though - and i might try it out myself for the next get together that i have. sometimes you want things that look like they are alcoholic yet they are good for all ages.

it's nice to see that you were able to keep true to a drink that everyone knows yet manage to substitute something in so that even the guest of honor could enjoy. i think that we tend to go to the easy things when we're in the presence of a preggo woman, and i'm sure that she was very happy to see that.
i like this recipe though - and i might try it out myself for the next get together that i have. sometimes you want things that look like they are alcoholic yet they are good for all ages.